Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 58.7% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
|
pay 96.7% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
|
pay 66.0% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
|
pay 22.7% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
|
pay 18.1% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
|
pay 83.4% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
|
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